FAME+ Master Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FAME+ Master Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering Presentation of - February 2019

Augsburg – Europe Located in the south of Germany, close to Munich (60km) – the capital of Bavaria

Augsburg – City Population: 290.000 (2016) History: - Founded by romans more than 2000 years ago - Important trading place in middle ages (Fugger) - Peace of Augsburg in 1555 (Luther) - 19th century: textile industry, machine shops, Rudolf Diesel manufacturers of acetylene gas, paper, chemicals, jewellery, leather. Industry: Aerospace Industry (Premium Aerotech, MT Aerospace, Airbus Helicopter, Liebherr Aerospace), SGL Carbon, Osram, MAN, Kuka (Robotics), ...

Technology Center DLR Center Fraunhofer Group/ Augsburg – University Physics

The Campus Physics AMU Augsburg – University

Augsburg – University Institute of Physics 25 Professors (Experimental Physics, Theoretical Physics, Chemistry & Material Science) 250 employees appr. 800 Students in physics and materials science Institute for Materials Resource Management Cooperation of economics, resource strategy, material science for a resource efficient society

Augsburg – University Research Topics  Amorphous Solids  Biomaterials  Carbon fibers  Composite Materials  Corrosion  Diamond Materials  High Performance Alloys  IR Spectroscopy  Multiferroics  Nanoporous Materials  Organic Semiconductors  Polymers, Carbon fiber precursors  Semiconductor Nanostructures  Surface acoustic waves  Thermoelectrics, magnetic materials  Thin Films, Ion Techniques

Augsburg – University Fraunhofer Group/ Future Developments – Innovation park Physics DLR Center Technology Center

Augsburg – University Fraunhofer Group/ Future Developments – Innovation park Physics DLR Center Technology Center

Augsburg – University Three new research centers on the campus of University of Augsburg • Fraunhofer Group IGCV „Casting, Composites and Production Technology“ • DLR-Center „Production technology for Light weight construction“ • DLR-Center „Test and Simulation of Gas Turbines“

Year 2 specialization Augsburg – Surfaces and Interfaces Courses of 3 rd Semester at Augsburg (tentative) (3-4 out of the list)  Oxidation and Corrosion  Porous Functional Materials  Biophysics and Biomaterials  Nanostructures / Nanophysics  Fiber Reinforced Composites: Processing and Materials Properties  Mechanical Engineering: Contruction with carbon fibre composites  Non-destructive Testing  Superconductivity  Solid State Spectroscopy with Synchrotron Radiation and Neutrons  Physics of Thin Films  Electronics for Physicists and Materials Scientists  Applied Magnetic Materials and Methods  Method courses  Laboratory project work

Year 2 specialization Augsburg – Surfaces and Interfaces Courses of 3 rd Semester at Augsburg (tentative) (3-4 out of the list)  Oxidation and Corrosion  Dielectric and Optical Materials  Magnetism  Porous Functional Materials  Advanced Solid State Materials  Novel Methods in Solid State NMR Spectroscopy  Biophysics and Biomaterials  Nanostructures / Nanophysics  Fiber Reinforced Composites: Processing and Materials Properties  Mechanical Engineering: Contruction with carbon fibre composites  Superconductivity  Solid State Spectroscopy with Synchrotron Radiation and Neutrons  Physics of Thin Films  Applied Magnetic Materials and Methods  Laboratory project work

University specific rules Important dates: Winter Term: 01.10. 2019 – 31.3.2020 Lectures: 14.10.2019 – 7.02.2020 (Semester break: 10.2.2019 – 17.4.2019) Summer Term: 01.4.2020 – 30.9.2020 Lectures: 20.4.2020 – 24.7.2020

University specific rules 3 rd Semester: 15.10.2018 – 9.02.2019 Courses Typically written exams end of semester, sometimes project reports 'Second chance' one week before next semester starts EACH EXAM MUST BE PASSED 4 th Semester: Master Thesis – (normally in Augsburg!) Thesis (26 ECTS): Prerequisite: 60 (of 90) ECTS of S1-S3 courses 6 Months (+8 weeks exceptionally) Written in English 1 retry possible if failed (new topic) Jury = 1 supervisor + 1 professor (of FAME consort.) Colloquium (4 ECTS): 4-6 weeks after delivery of thesis 45-75 min 20-30 min presentation basic knowledge of lectures and thesis

Master Thesis Examples of former Master thesis topics:  Improvement in flowability of Thermo-chemical storage material by usingNanostructured additives  Pitting Corrosion of Friction Stir welding of Aluminum Alloys  Bonding Mechanisms of Thermal Spray Al Coatings on Cast Iron Substrates  Bewertung der Prozessparameter des einstufigen Faserdirektablageprozesses mit duroplastischer Matrix  Festkörper-NMR-Untersuchungen zur Struktur von Borophosphatgläsern  Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary Transition Metal Carbides Sc 3-x T x TC 4 (T = Ca, Ti; T = Fe, Co, Ni)  Design of Laboratory scale test facility for cross flow micro- and ultra-filtration membranes  Experimental determination of charge density in thermoelectric materials  ...

Financial support - Possibility of appointment as lab assistant or tutor - Payment for industry projects - DAAD grants Career perspectives and conclusion - Jobs opportunities - High demand for natural scientists and engineers in German industry - Ph.D. possibilities exist for excellent graduates of the master program - financial support: university contracts for Ph.D. students

Doctoral Thesis Application to individual professor at university (thesis adviser) Topic given by thesis advisor Financial support: usually 0.75 x scientist position Thesis work can be performed in industry in agreement with thesis advisor